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The Women’s T20 Challenge is providing the perfect platform for young Indian women cricketers to showcase their skill and make a name for themselves in world cricket. Simran Bahadur also earned a lot of praise for her heroic effort against Supernovas in the final of the 2022 Women’s T20 Challenge. Coming in to bat at No.10, Simran Bahadur played a terrific cameo of 20* off 10 balls to keep Velocity alive in the chase of 166.
The left-handed batter hit a hat-trick of fours against Pooja Vastrakar in the 19th over of Velocity innings to support Laura Wolvaardt who was fighting a lone battle with Supernovas bowlers. While bowling, Bahadur took two wickets (Priya Punia and Harleen Deol) in her four overs. She was also economical conceding only 30 runs in her spell in the big final. Overall, in the tournament, Bahadur took four wickets in two games.
With Simran taking on the most successful bowler of the tournament (Pooja Vastrakar) to the cleaners, everyone was left wondering about who she is? So, here is everything you need to know about Simran Bahadur:
Name: Simran Dil Bahadur
Age: 22 Years
Date of Birth: December 13, 1999
Hails from: New Delhi
Teams: Delhi Women, India Women, Trailblazers, Velocity
Role: Bowling Allrounder
Batting Style: Left-hand bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm medium
Debuts
Women ODI debut against New Zealand on February 14, 2022
Women T20I debut against South Africa on March 20, 2021
Stats
Women T20I
One wicket in four games at an average of 92.00 (Economy: 8.36)